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What Windows 7 Offers Enterprise Environments
This month, Windows XP will be 8 years old; it is time to move on. Moving to Windows 7 will be no easy task for the Enterprise, being that an in-place upgrade from Windows XP is not supported. In most scenarios, new hardware will need to be purchased; something that may cause hardships in the current economy. A rollout of Windows 7 could take several months depending on how many PCs will need to be upgraded, and because Windows 7 is more closely compatible with Vista than XP, line of business applications will need to be extensively tested in the lab, which will likely delay any plan until 2011.
So why should we be moving to Windows 7? Because Windows 7 offers us more security, stability, usability, and accessibility than Windows XP ever could. Let's take a look at what Windows 7 has to offer for the Enterprise Environment.
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Trigon Tech Tips
Learn how to Forward Your Emails to the Future in this month's Tech Tip!
Microsoft Outlook Users: Do you get important emails at the wrong time and wish you could delay them a few days so they actually remind you to do something the day you need to do it? I'm not talking about meetings or events that you schedule on your calendar. I'm taking about the small tasks that you only need to perform once. Something like placing an order, making a phone call, or remembering that the building you work in is having a fire drill in two weeks. Sure, you can flag the email and let it sit in your inbox, but when things start to pile up and get busy, it is hard to remember to check your old "Flagged" emails to see if you have to do something today. Well guess what... here is a quick and easy way to forward your important emails to yourself in the future! click here to learn how.
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Trigon on the Trains
Trigon is on the move. Literally. Experimenting with some new means of increasing brand recognition, Trigon has decided to begin a lengthy advertising campaign. As of late October, ads for Trigon Technology will have been rolling through Septa trains and stations all over the area. The campaign, which includes two separate 33"x 21" railcards in trains and a 46"x60 " platform poster, will be riding through till March and will be accompanying you and many others on your way in and out of town each day.
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IT Security Guidelines for Small Business Executives
Digital data is constantly at risk. In order for small to midsized businesses to keep their information secure, certain guidelines should be followed. Here are a few simple tips and security measures that business executives can put into action so their data remains safe at all times:
USB thumb drives, though they make life much easier than it should be, open a whole can of security worms. A lot of computers are programmed to automatically run programs that are on USB devices, and given that those babies are often shared and popped from one device to another without thought, a lot of spying software is able to spread more rapidly than expected. If you can, eliminate use of USB drives. Their risks outweigh their convenience.
Advances in smart phones have been making the data that is found on them more, well, "smart" to say the least. And because they're portable (and therefore easily losable) they're becoming quite the problem. If you read or open sensitive data on your phone make sure you delete it AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. That way, in case of theft or misplacement, you won't have private information out there. Luckily, along with advances in smart phones have come some included advanced security measures.
To read more of our simple security tips and to find out how to keep your company's data secure click here, or go to our Security Solutions page to find out how Trigon can help you safeguard your IT systems.
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